Returning device for phonographs and other talking-machines.



No. 831,455 'PATENTED SEPT. 18, 1906..

" L P. MORRISSEY.

RETURNING DEVICEFOR PHONOGRAPHS AND OTHER TALK APPLICATION FILED JUNE 16, 1903.

ING MACHINES.

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. H BY M W A'fTORNEY.

PATENTED SEPT. 18, 1906.'

T. P. MORRISSEY. RETURNING DEVICE-FOR PHONOGRAPHS AND OTHER TALKING MACHINES.

APPLIUATION FILED JUNE 16, 1903.

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UNITED STATES PATENT orrron THOMAS F. MORRISSEY, OF WEST ORANGE, NEW JERSEY, ASSIGNOR TO ROSENFIELD MANUFACTURING COMPANY, OF NEW YORK, N.- Y., A

CORPORATION OF NEWV YORK.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Sept. 18, 1906,

Application filed 1m 16,1903. Serial to. 161,646.

To a, whom it nwy'concern:

Be it known that'I, Tnorms F. Moamssnr, said a citizen of they United States,, residing at.

West Orange, in .the county of Essex and State of New Jersey have inventediand produced a new and original Improvement in Returnin Devices for Phonographs and.

other Ta -Machiries and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact descri tionof the invention, such as will enable ot ers skilled in the art to which it appertainsto make and use the same, refer ence being had to the accom anying drawings, and to characters of-re erence marked thereon, which form. a part of this specification.

The objects of this'invention are-to secure automatically a return of the reproducer or i speaker ofa talking-machine to an initial po sition in said talking-machine after the stylus of said speaker or reproducer has traversed the record, whereby said stylus will again be enabled to traverse said record and repeatthe sounds to be reproduced, to perforrmsaid function more perfectly and at a reduced cost of construction, and to secureother advantages and results, some of which may behereinafter referred to in connection with the descri tion of the working parts.

Re erring to' the'accompanying drawings, in which like characters of reference indicate corres onding parts in each of the several figures, igure 1 1s a front elevation of a portion of a phonograph to which 111 improvements are attached. 2 is a Fig. 3 is a section taken on e m. Fig. 4 is a detail sectional view showing a returning-dog in engagement with a screw-shaft, the sectir beg-112g on line a: of Fig. 1, but with the parts'in a erent osition from that shown in Fi 1; Fig. 5 is a detail showing a certain modi cation of construction; and Fig. 6 is a section of the same, taken on line y.

In said drawings, 0 indicates the repro: .ducer-arm, b the'reprodueer or s aker, c the record -holder,=d theufeedscrew s aft in axial alinementwith and adapted to turn with said .:recond'-holder, all of'which. are of usual con- --';structioi1 and adapted to -operate in connec- I Upon tion with dmary manmotive means in any or ner.

.--. fi'ontthereof isarranged a'bracketlO, which an of the same.

wardlyontothes theframeQ of themachine at the I -is separably fastened by a nut or clampisli racket having a slideway, in or on w is a bracket extension 11, slidable in a direction parallel with the axis of the recordholder," the movement being limited'but of sufficient scope to enable the device to be adjusted to suit the various ositions of the records on their holders. extension 11 is provided with forwardly-extending arms 12, furnishing end bearin s for the screw-shaft 13, which is prefera 1y a shaft with a wire 14 coiled around it and secured thereon. At one end of said shaft is a ulley 15, adapted'to receive a belt 16, which lhstextendsto and takes its power from the screw-shaft d or from any rotary part of-the talking ma'chine. At the opposite end of the shaft 13 from the pulley is a tripping-finger 19, adapted to engage the returmn -dog 18, as hereinbefore described; Thesha ,13 constitutes a return-screw or. return-feed shaft, the coiled wire or other threads of this shaft ,being disposed to effect a return movement of the reproducer when the said threads are engaged by the returning-dog 18, which I will now 1proceed to describe. j

At the out of the reproducer-arm is secured he said bracket a removable bearing block or piece 17, on.;. which is pivoted the returning-dog 18.; From the pivot 191, which extends parallel to 'the'f feed-screw d, the dog extends lownward and;

forward an inch, more or'less, and is provided near its free extremity with a concavity or recess 20, (shown clearly in Fig. 3,) adapted to fit the convex peri hery of the shaft 13, the conreturning dog 18, laterally, so that said p n or projection 21 is brought into the line or lane of'movement of said tripping-finger; en the parts are brought to said plane of engagement, said tripping-finger forces the dog rearaft 13', thereby lifting the do and bringing it into the position shownin ig. 4, in which it will rest on the shaft into proper operative relation to 1 positionswithinai with the recess 20 in engagement therewith. Here said dog is held because of the direction of the i'novement of the shaft and because of the stop projection 22, which revents it from passing out of its enga ing re ation. By the raising of the dog the Feed-nut d and the reroducer-arm a are also raised, and the dog eing then held u on the shaft it holds the feed-nut d away rom the screw-shaft d and the reproducer a little way from the record (not shown) on the holder at, so that a return movement of 'the reproducer-arm and its reproducer can be effected without scraping or otherwise injuring the screw-shaft or the record.

Immediately upon the dog 18 being thrown into engagement with the screw-shaft 13 the said dog is engaged by the spiral thread or wire 14, and thus said dog is driven to its initial position, as before described. At said initial osition the screw-shaft 13 may be devoid 0 threads, the threads 14 terminating so that further return movement is avoided. Upon the pivot 191 of the dog EiS also fastened a weightedtripping-lever 25,; adapted when the dog has arrived at its initial position to engage an adjusting-arm 26 and throw said dog outward away froin the screw-shaft 13, so that thenut-iif and the stylus of the reproducen-are' erm'itted to drop upon the;' screw-' shaftgt ,the'record, ,respectively,:ahd thus imrne atel' and automaticallybegin arepetitiqn be talking or musical reproduction.

J'ILQ'usliiOn the falling movement of the re- I have provided a cushioning-s ring 27 ,which is attached at one end to the racketextension' 11,and'at its free end hes so as to receive the weight of there roducer-armfWhen the dog is thrown away ii thereto.

lever 28, as shown in 'Figsi I returning devices described my hejbr ugh rec lying -11! one of various ited field 2011f said holder.

I prefer to arrange the pulley Z15 auto-mag? ically adjustable on its shaft'fl3, 'as-indicated in Figs. 5 and '6, in whichcase the shaftiis longitudlnally'slotted, and the pulleyis' provided f with asphne or key permitting t e pulley to move under the power. ofthe belt 16,- so'as to assume a position". ofthough the shaft is'ad ust'ed longitudinally,

as above described; The pulle is whenloose. 30;; exten ing out; from held between arms the bracket 10;

It will be'understood'that the sat i a;

nogra 'h isused herein as a broad'termfto inclu' e all-sound-reproducing machines to which the-invention'is or may be found ape vplicable.

iod'ucer-arm and stylus, so that the latter will not indent or otherwiseinjure the record,

omlsup ortingrelation i v The sliding. extensignjgll is prefer-t ably moved in its slidewa'ys b ,an adjusting r I 2,'andthflsii1 ,1- I

proper relation even Having thus described the invention, what I claim as new is 1. The combination with the frame, having a record-holder, speaker or reproducer and means-for moving said speaker or reproducer lengthwise of the axis of said holder, of a screw-shaft arranged parallel with the said axis of the holder, and having at one end a lifting-finger, means for turning said screw shaft, a pivoted dog carriedby there roducercarrier and adapted to support tie reproducer-carrier in a raised position by engagement with said screw-shaft, and adapted to be thrown into cooperative engagement with said screw-shaft b said lifting-finger, whereby the threads 0? the said screw-shaft will cause the said dog and the reproducer attached thereto to travel lengthwlse of the said holder in a direction contrary to that taken by the reproducer in its reproducing opera-- tions, substantially as set forth.

2. The combination with the frame-have ing a record-holder, speakeror'reroducer, and means for moving "dspea er orrepro-- ducer lengthwise-oi f said ho1der, of.

of the holder an I g at one end a liftingfinger, means fo said screw-shaft, a pivoted dog: tedtomove with the reprodueer-carrier and" adapted to support the reproducer-carrier in a raised position by engagement with said screw-shaft and adapted:

to be thrown into cooperative'engagem with said screw-shaft by 'said-lif whereby the threads of the will cause the said dog and carrier to travel le angth direction contra-1 ducer-earl? 3:. The

shaftjarrangdo "front of ,said fia ji gertoitri Miami 2-. away, I shaft, and

v power-transmitqlafisrfor iaperating-ithe last said screw- 5 t.' v

'7 4; i lhie impreyed returning device for phonographs,-cbmprisi ng.a spiral shaft having a liftingfinger, means for operating said spiral shaft a-pivoted dog adapted to be raised by the liftinge-fingeronto said spiral shaft and to support the reproducer-carrier of the phonograph when raised onto the s iral shaft, and means for throwing said dog iiom said spiral fshaft, substantially as set forth.

nographs, comprising a spiral shafthaving a lifting-finger atone end, means for turning said shaft, a pivotal, recessed dog adapted to be pivoted upon the free end of the reproducer-arm and having a laterally-extending pin adapted to be engaged by the said liftingfinger at the end or limit of effective movement of said reproducer, said lifting-finger being adapted to raise said dog and throw the recessed end of said dog onto said shaft, whereby said screw-shaft will effect a return movement of the reproducer, substantially as set-forth. I

6. The improved returnin device for phonographs, comprising a spira .shaft having at one, end a lifting-finger, and means for returning the shaft, means for detachably fasvtening the said spiral shaft to the frame of the talking-machine, a dog'adapted to beattached to the free end of the speaker-arm and adaptedto engage the spiral shaft toimsaid speaker-arm and part a return movement to the speaker-arm, and to support the speaker-arm during its return movement, and means for throwing said dog into enga ement with the spiral shaft at one end of t efpath of movement of or throwing the dog away from the spiral shaft at the opposite end of said path of movement, and means for communicating power to the pulley.

7. The combinationwith the reproducerearrierof a phonograph, of a threaded returnfeenshaft, a revoluble device mounted to move with the reproducer-carrier and to turn at substantiall right angles to the line ofthe return-fee shaft and having apart for engaging the thread of said shaftto impart a' return movement to the reproducer and to support the reproducer during its return movement, and means rotating with said shaft for enga ing said device to raise the reproducer an to turn said device to bring its thread-engagin part into on a ement with the thread of t e return-feed s a t, substantially as described. I

8. The combination withthe reproducer carrier of a, phonograph,of a threaded returnfeed shaft, a revolubie device mounted to move with the reprodueer-carrier and to turn atsubstantially right angles to the line of the return-feed shaft" and having a part'for engaging the thread of said shaft to impart areturn movement to the reproducer-carrier andto support the reproducer during its return movement, and means for engaging said deviceto raise the reproducer and to turn the device to bring its thread-en aging part into engagement with the threa of return-feed shaft substantially as described.

9. The combination with the reproducercarrier of a'phonogra h,of a threaded returnfeed shaft, a revolu le device mounted to move with the re rodu'cer carrier and to turn atsubstantially right angles to the line of the return-feed shaft and having ,a part for en-, gaging the thread of said shaft to impart a return movement to the reproducer-carrier and to support the reproducer during its return movement, and means for raising the reproducer at the end of'the reproducing movement thereof and for turning said device to bring-its'thread-engaging part into engagement with the thread of the returnfeed shaft, substantially as described.

10. The combination .with the reproducercarrier of a phonographpf a threaded returnfeed shaft, a member mounted tomove with the reproducer-carrier, and to move independently of its movement with the carrier in a direction at substantially right angles to the line of the return-feed shaft, and having a part for. engaging the thread of said shaft to impart a return movement to the reproducercarrier and to support the reproducer during its return movement, and means for raising the reproducer at the end ofthe reproducing movement thereof and for moving said memher to bring its thread-engaging part into engagement with the thread of the return-feed shaft, substantially as described.

1 1, The combination with the reproducercarrier of a phonograph,of a threaded returnfeed shaft, a member mounted to move with the reproducer-carrierand having a part for engaging the thread of the return-feed shaft to impart a return movement to the reproducer-carrier and to support the reproducer during its return movement, and means ro tating with the return-feed shaft to cause said member to be moved to raise the reproducer and to bring the thread-engagin part of said member into engagement witfil the thread of the return-feed shaft.

12. The combination with the reproducercarrier of a phonograph, of a threaded returnfeed shaft, a pivoted member mounted to 1 move with the reproducer-carrier and having a part forlengaging the thread of the returnfeed shaft to impart a return movement to. the reproducer-c'arrier and to support the reproducer during its return movement, and means rotating with the return-feed shaft to cause said member to be moved to raise the reproducer and to bring the thread-engaging. part of said member into.engagement with' the return-feed shaft.

13. The combination with the reproducercarrier of a phonograph, of a threaded return feed shaft, a member mounted to move with the reprodncer-carrier and movable at sub stantially right an les to the: line of' the return-feed shaft an having a part for engaging the thread of the return-feed shaft to impart a return movement to the re reducercarrier and to support the repro ucer durmg its return movement, and means rotating with the return-feed shaft for engaging said member to raise the reproducer from the'record and to move said trans versely to the return-feed shaft to bring its thread-engaging part into engagement with and to bring the thread-engaging portion of said device into engagement With the thread of the return-feed shaft.

15. The combination with the reproducen carrier of a phonogra h, of a threaded returnfeed shaft, a -revolub e lifting device mounted to move with the reprodu'cer-carrier and to turn at substantially right angles to the line of the return-feed shaft and having a part for engaging the thread of said shaft to impart a return movement to the reproducer-carrier, and means for turning said device to bring successive portions thereof into supporting engagement with the return-feed shaft to raise the reproducer from the record and to bring the thread-engaging portion of said device into engagement with the thread of the return-feed shaft.

16. The combination with the reprod ucercarrier of a phonograph, of a threaded returnfeed shaft, a revoluble lifting device mounted to move with the reproducer-carrier and to turn at substantially right angles to the line of the return-feed shaft and having an eccentric or cam periphery, and means for turning said device to bring successive portions of its cam-periphery into supporting engagement with the return-feed shaft to raise the reproducer from the record;

17.v The combination with the reproducercarrier of a phonograph, of a threaded returnfeed shaft, a revoluble lifting device mounted to move with the reproducer-carri'er and to turn at substantially right angles to-the line of the return-feed shaft, and means for turning said device for bringing successive portions thereof into supporting engagement with the return-feed shaft to raise the reproducer from the record. r

18. The combination with the rep'roducercarrier of a phonograph, of a threaded returnfeed shaft, a member mounted to move with the reproduoer-carrier and movable independently of the reproducencarrier in a direction substantially at right an les to the line of the return-feed shaft an having a part for engaging the thread of said shaft to impart a return movement to the reproducercarrier, and means for moving said device to bring successive portions thereof into supporting engagement with the return-feed. shaft to raise the reproducer from the record and to bring the thread-engaging part of said device into engagement with the thread of the return-feed shaft.

'19. The combination with the reproducercarrier of a phonograph, of a threaded returnfeed shaft, a revoluble member mounted to move with the reproducer-carrier and having an eccentric or cam periphery and a part for engaging the thread of the return-feed shaft, and means for turning said member at the end of the reproducing movement of the reproducing-arm to cause successive portions of its cam-periphery to engage the returnfeed shaft to raise the reproducer from the record and to bring the threaded engaging portion of said member into engagement with the thread of the return-feed shaft, and means for disconnecting said member from the return-feed shaft when the reproducercarrier has been returned to normal position.

20. The combination with the reproducercarrier of a phonograph, of a threaded returnfeed shaft, and a revoluble lifting device mounted to turn at substantially right anles to the line of the return-feed shaft, said evice having an eccentric or cam peripheral surface adapted to bear on the return-feed shaft and successive portions of which s uccessively engage the surface of the returnfeed shaft for lifting the reproducer-carrier, substantially as described. j

21. The combination with the repro'ducercarrier of a phonograph, of a threaded returnfeed shaft, a device for c'oacting with the return-feed shaft for raising the reproducer from the record and having a art to coact with the thread of the returneed shaft for returning the reproducer-carrier to normal position, and meansfor moving said device to cause it to coact with the return-feed shaft to raise the reproducer from the record and to bring said device into position to coact with the thread of the return-feed shaft for the return movement of the reproducercarrier. 22. Ina phonograph the combination with the reprodu'cer-carrier, feed-nut, feed-screwand aretu'rn-screw, of a dog mounted to move with the reproducer-carrier and carried by a pivot parallel to the return-screw and adapted to engage the thread of the return-screw to impart a return movement to the reproducer-carrier and to s pport the reproducercarrier during its return. movement, and

means for engaging said dog, raising it and moving it into cooperative engagement with the return-screw, substantially as described. a 23. In a honograph, the combination with the repro ucer-carrier, feed-nut, feed-screw and a return-screw, of a dog mounted to move with the reproducer-carrier and carried b a pivot parallel to the return-screw and adapted to engage the thread of the return-screw to impart a return movement to the reproducer-carrier and to support the reproducercarrier during its return movement, and adjustable means for engaging said dog, raising it and moving it into cooperative en agement with the return-screw, substantial y'as described. J

24. In a honograph, the combination with the repro ucer-carrier, feed-nut, feed-screw and a return-screw, of a dog mounted to move with the re roducer-carrier and carried by a pivot paral el to the return-screw, and adapted to engage the thread of the return-screw to impart a return movement to the reproducer-carrier and to support the. reproduce-rcarrier during its return movement, and means carried by the return-screw for engaging said dog, raising it and moving it into cooperative engagement With thereturn-screw, sub'stantiall as described.

25. In a onograph, the combination with the rep'ro ricer-carrier, feed-nuhfeed-screw and'a returnscrew, of a dog mounted to move with the re roducer-carrier vand carried by a pivot paral el tothe return-screw and adapt ed to engage the thread of the return-screw to impart a return movement to the reproducer-carrier and to support the reproducercarrier during its return movement, means for engaging said dog, raising it and moving it into cooperative engagement with the return-screw, and means for disengaging the dog from the return-screw, substantially as described.

26. In a honograph, the combination with the repro ucer-carrier, feed-nut, feed-screw and a return-screw, of a dog mounted to move with the re roducer-carrier and carried by a pivot paral el to the return-screw, and adapted to engage the thread of the return-screw to impart a return movement to the reproducer-carrier and to support the reproducercarrier during its return movement, means for engaging said dog, raising it and moving it into cooperative engagement with the re turn-screw, and adjustable means for disengaging the dog from the return-screw, substantially as described.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing I have hereunto set my hand this 4th day of THOMAS E MORRISSEY.

. June, 1903.

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